Theme 10 - Helping Clients Work Towards a Balanced Lifestyle

7/29/2019 Theme 10 - Helping Clients Work Towards a Balanced Lifestyle

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Theme 10 :Helping Clients Work Towards

A Balanced Lifestyle


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What is a Balanced Lifestyle?

the extent to which a client is able

to balance between stressors in his

life with healthy and pleasurable lifeevents


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Managing a Balanced Lifestyle

1. The client must be able to identifythe stressors in his life which cancome from work, family, social

and financial life


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Followed by a work plan to deal with the stressors e.g.

Situation 1 Situation 2 Situation 3

How to avoidan argument

with his wife or

mother-in law

How to deal

with anger

towards a

loved ones

How to deal

with work-related

conflicts, e.g.

with a

supervisor or

co-worker


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Managing a Balanced Lifestyle

2. The client needs to know thewants and shoulds in hisdaily life

Examples:I should have a good job

I should get married

I should get along with my family


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Examples of Wants

1 23 4

I want

a

good

job

I want

to

find a

lifepartner

I want to

be able

To get

along

with myfamily

I want

to have a

good life


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Managing a Balanced Lifestyle4. Help client develop relaxation exercises or activities,

Stress management & time management skills

When client achieves a

Balanced lifestyle, their self efficacy

Increases thereby giving them more confidenceAnd motivation to maintain a

Sober lifestyle

meditation yoga sports hobbies


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Theme 11 :Considering the Use of

Psychopharmacological

Interventions As An Adjunct ToPsychosocial Treatment

Theme 10 - Helping Clients Work Towards a Balanced Lifestyle

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